formerNameOfRegion

P171724
predicate

Indicates that one name was previously used for a region that is now known by a different name.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
formerNameOfRegion canonical 3
formerAdministrativeName 1
formerRegionName 1

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: formerNameOfRegion
Generated description
Indicates that one name was previously used for a region that is now known by a different name.

Sample triples (7)

Subject Object
Warangal Fort Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
Kitaiōjima Kita Iōjima via predicate surface "formerAdministrativeName" ⓘ
linked to: Kita Kojima
Queen Charlotte Mountains Queen Charlotte Islands ⓘ
linked to: Haida Gwaii
Tole Bi District South Kazakhstan Region via predicate surface "formerRegionName" ⓘ
Daltonganj Assembly constituency Daltonganj via predicate surface "formerRegionalName" ⓘ
The Riddermark Calenardhon (Gondorian name before Rohan) ⓘ
linked to: Calenardhon
Calenardhon foothills
linked to: Calenardhon (later Rohan) foothills
Rohan via predicate surface "laterNameOfRegionContext" ⓘ